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Welcome! This is the place where I share my artsy and crafty projects. I am an evolving artist these days ... finding myself enjoying less of the cards and mini albums that I have made for years, and turning to art journaling and more artistic endeavors. I have always enjoyed some craft or other, and some of my earliest memories of my mother helping me make paper dolls and other crafts. I am now in my 60's and finding myself more passionately enjoying creating beautiful things and learning new skills and techniques and products.

While you are here I hope you will find inspiration and ideas for making your own projects, however any images or projects you find here are my personal property and should not be used for your own monetary gain, or for contests or challenges. Thank You!

11/16/2010

A Card . . . and the best place for scrappers and paper crafters to find keep in touch EVER!

Hi Folks! A couple of weeks ago I made a rare run to Hobby Lobby and found they had all their paper stacks on sale for 50% off - yay for me! And, they had a stack of two of my favorite lines from one of my favorite companies . . . Cosmo Cricket! It's a double deck stack, just full of goodness from their Material Girl and Garden Variety lines. Great papers!!!

So of course I had to come home and make a card, and this is what I came up with . . .

And here are all the details . . .

Product Info:

Base card stock is Die Cuts With a View Citrus Stack (card stock)

Patterned paper is Cosmo Cricket, Double Deck Stack, Garden Variety

Image is from a 12" x 12" sheet by Flair Designs called 'Farmers Market'. It is 2 each of 6 'labels' with a vintage feel. (bought at a LSS in southern Alabama on a trip a while back)

Flowers are from Hero Arts

Gem is from Prima e. Line

Stickles 'platinum'

Thank You rub-on from Kaiser Craft

Vintage button from my stash

Twill binding from a tiny independent fabric store about 45 minutes from here. It's out in the middle of nowhere, owned by an older man and his daughter, and full of older items (not vintage or antique old), including great laces and trims for about 50 - 75 cents per yard! I love Millers Fabric!!!

And that is that! I love the way these 'labels' from the Flair Designs paper goes with the organic feel of the Cosmo Cricket papers.

Speaking of Cosmo Cricket (and Websters Pages, Bo Bunny, Unity Stamps, Moxie Fab World, and . . . ) did you know that you can find ALL of these manufacturers and magazines and blogs on Facebook? In the last 4-6 weeks I've won two kits from Little Yellow Bicycle (LYB), a bunch of goodies from GlueArts (love my new Glue Glider Pro!), Hollywood Vogue papers from Websters Pages, and got free ribbon from May Arts for a project for a contest they are having.

And these companies are having contests all the time! Echo Park even has 'call in' contests! The first kit I won from LYB was just because I was a fan of theirs, and I didn't have to do a thing! As a matter of fact I almost didn't read that post, because I hadn't entered anything. Big surprise as I read on and saw my name! And most of these companies are telling about their new product releases, and all kinds of good stuff! If you aren't on Facebook yet, what are you waiting for??? Get out there and 'LIKE' your favorite companies and see what you've been missing! (And no, I'm not going to tell you my name on Facebook . . . nope, uh-uh, ain't gonna happen!)

But the best part of following these folks on Facebook is the feeling of connectedness (is that a word?) and having the latest news as it happens. It's a lot of fun!